2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE door lock

238 Con
trols
Steering wheel
i When adj usting the stee ring wheel,ma ke
sure thatyo uca n:
! reac hthe stee ring wheel wit hyour arms
sli gh tly bent
! mov eyo ur legs freely
! see all the displa ysinthe instrumen t clust er
cl ea rly 1
Steering column fore -and-a ftad just-
ment
2 Steerin gco lumn height
6 Makesure that theke yis in po sition 1
or 2in the ignition lock or the driver ’s
door isope n.
6 Push thelev erin the direct ion of ar-
rows 1and 2until th esteering
wheel hasrea che d th edesir edpos i-
tion.
Yo u will find fu rtherinfor ma tion inthe
"Control s"secti on:
! Easy-ent ry /e xitfe at ur efo r the dri ver
( = page 234)
! Storing settings ( =page 242) Th
esteering wheel heati ng heats the leath-
er area sof the steerin gwh eel.
1 Toswitcho nthe steeri ng wheel heating
2 Toswitchof fthe steerin gwh eel heat-
ing
3 Indica torla mp
6 Tosw itch on oroff:ma ke sure the key
is in po sition2in thei gn itio nl ock.
6 Turn the lever inthed irec tion of arrow
1 or2 .
i The steeri ngwheel heating swit ches off au-
to matically aft erapproximately 24 minut es.Steering
wheel G
Risk of acc ident The
steerin gwheelcanb ead just edwhen
ther eisn oke y in the ignition loc kand the
dr iver ’s do or isop en. Donot, therefor e,
leav ech ildren unsupervised in the vehicleas
th ey could be trapped asthe st eering wheel
is adjusted .Only adjust the ste eringwheel
when the vehi clei ss tati ona ry. Adj
usting the steering wheel
P46.15-2233-31 Ste
eringwheel heati ng*
P46.11-2041-31 216_R
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Con
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Mirrors
Befo restar ting off, adjust there ar-v iew
mi rror an dthe exterior mi rrors insuch a
way that youc an get a good ove rview of
ro ad and traff iccond itions.
The co nvex ext eriormi rror sgi ve a larg er
fi el d of vi sion.
i Your ex terior mirror sare au tomatic ally he at-
ed at low out side temp eratures. 1
To se lect the right or left-ha ndexterior
mirror
2 Adjust me nt butt on
3 Tofold the exterior mirrors in or out
6 Toadjus t:make sure the key is in po-
si tion 1or 2in the ignition lock .
6 Pressbutton 1repeatedlyun til the
de sired exterior mirror is selec ted.
Th e le ftor right ind icat or lamp inthe
bu tto nis lit.
6 Pressthefront, back, le ftor right of ad-
ju stment button 2until the mirror is
ad juste dto th eco rrect pos itio n.
i Youcan store the set ting sf or the
ex terio rm irrors using the memory func tion
(= page 242). i
Theexterior mirror onthe dri ver’s side is al-
wa ysselec tedwh en you press bu tton 1 forthe
first time.
The choic eof mirror re mains ac tive forup to
15 sec onds af ter you have adjusted theexterior
mirror.
6 Tofold in or out: press button 3.
Th etwo exterior mi rrors fol din or out.
Fol ding the exte rior mir rorsinor out automati
cally
If the appropri atefu nction is activ ated in
COMA ND (=
page 203):
! the exter iormirrors fold in autom atical-
ly as soon as yo ulock the vehicl efrom
the outside
! the exterior mi rrors fold out again au to-
mat ical ly as soon astheve hicl eis un-
lo ck ed andt henthe dri ver’sd oor or the
front-pas seng er door ope ned
i Themi rrors do not fold ou tif th ey wer epre-
vi ously folded in manuall y. Mi
rror s Ex
terior mirrors G
Risk of accide nt The
exteri ormirr orsreduce the size of the
imag e.The objec ts ar eac tually clo ser th an
th ey appea r.Yo uc ould mi sjudge the di s-
ta nce fr omvehicle s dr iving be hind and
cau sean ac cident,e.g. wh enchanging lane.
For this reas on,makesure ofthe actual
dist ance from the ve hicled rivi ng beh ind by
gl ancin goveryo ur shoulde r. P88.70-2397-31216_R
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242 Con
trols
Memory function
Yo u ca nst ore up to three di fferent settings
using th ememory button.
The followi ngsett ings are stor ed as a si n-
gle memo ry preset for the driver’s seat:
! Seat position and lumb arsuppor tad-
ju st ment
! Dynami cdriving seat*:acti vated/
de activated
! Multi -contou r seat*: last se ttingsto red
! Stee ring wheel po sition
! Exterior mirror position on th edriver’s
si de and front-passenger side
The memo rybutto nand thestor ag epo si-
tion buttons arel oc ated on th edoor con-
trol panel. M
Memo rybutton
1, 2, 3 Storage position butt ons
6 Makesure that theke yis in po sition 1
or 2in the ignition lock or ado or is
ope n.
6 Tostore: adjust the se at (=page 231).
6 Onthedriver’s side ,al so adjust the
steering wheel (
=page 238)andth e
mi rror s (
=page 239).
6 Press theMme morybutton.
6 Press one of storage pos itio nsw itches
1 ,2 or 3wi thi nt hree seconds.
Th esettings arestored inthi sstor age
pos itio n. 6
Press andho ld rele vantstor ag e po si-
tion switch 1,2 or 3un til the se at,
ste erin g wheel andmi rrors have mo ved
to th e stored position.
i The seat ,steering wheel and mirror se tting
pro cedure isint errupted as soon as you release
th e storage posi tion swit ch.The multi-con tour
seat *se tting or thel um barsu pport adj ustm ent
ar e still carried out. Mem
oryfu nc tion G
Risk of acc ident On
ly ac tivate them emoryfunc tion on the
dr iver ’s side when the vehi cle is stationar y.
You could ot herwis e be dist racted by a
spontaneous movementof the ste ering
wheel or seat. P54.25-5102-31 Calling
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Li gh ts Over
head contr olpanel
1 Toswitc hth ele ft-h an d reading lamp on
or off
2 Toswit chthe re arinter iorlighti ngon or
off
3 To sw itch the front interior lighti ngon
or off
4 Tocontrol th eau tom atic in terior
li ghti ng
5 To sw itch the right-h and re ading lamp
on or off Autom
atic co ntrol
6 Toswitch off:press button 4.
Th eO FFind icat or lamp next to th ebut-
ton lights up.
6 Toswitcho n:press button 4.
Th einter iorlighti ngswitches on when
yo u:
! unlock the vehicle
! open adoor
! remo vethe key
Th einter iorlighti nghas adel ayed
swit ch-off fea ture. Ma
nual co ntrol
Fr on t interio rlig hting
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 3.
Re ar interi orligh ting
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 2.
Front readi nglamps
6 To switc hon or of f:press button 1
or 5 .
Amb ient li ghting*
6 Adjust the brightness of the ambien t
lighting using COMAND with the "Amb i-
ent light" func tion (
=page 206).
P6
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Con
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Wi nds creen wipers
Co mb inatio nsw itch
1 Toswitch on the wind screen wipe rs
2 Single wi pe
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 2in the
ig ni tion lock.
6 To switc hon oroff:tur nthe com bina-
ti on switchin the direc tion of arrow 1
to th edesir edpos itio n, de pendin gon
how heavy the rain is.
M Windscreen wipers off
U Interm ittent wi pe,low
V Interm ittent wi pe, high
u Constan t wipe, slow
t Constan t wipe, fa st !
In dry weat herco nd itions ,swit chthe wind-
screen wip ers off. Otherwise ,dirt onthe surface
of the rain sensor or optical ef fectsm aycause
undesired windscreen wiper sweeps .Thiscould
th en dam ageth e windscreen wiper blades or
scrat chthe win dows.
i Ifth e windscreen wip erissw itch ed on
an dy ou stop theve hicle, thewi nd screen wiper
sp ee dis reduced.
6 Push th eco mb inat ions witchb riefly up
to th epress ure point in the dir ection of
ar row 2.
Th e windscree nwipers will wipe once
without washer fluid.
6 Push the combin ation sw itch beyo nd
the pressure point in the dire ction of
ar row 2.
i Wipe the winds cree noc casionally using
wash erfluid ev enif it is raining .By doi ngso, you
will prevent smears on the windscreen.
On ly switch oninter mitte ntwipe inda mp
we ath ercond itio ns or rain. If you have
setin term ittent wi pe, the rain
sensor is activated. Theap propriate wip ing
fr equenc yis se tau tom atically, accord ing
to the rain on the sensor.
i Ifinte rmit tent wi pehasbee nset , wi pingis
int err upted when thevehicle is statio nary and
th e driver’s door or fron t-passenger door is
opened. This protec tspeople get ting int oand
leaving thevehicle from being sprayed wi thwa-
te r.
In te rmit tent wi peconti nues when you:
! press the combination swi tcho r swit chthe
wi nd screen wipers up or down a lev el
or
! close thed oors andtransmission posi tion D
or Ris sele cted
Th erain sensor autom atica llycontrol sthe
wind screen wipe rs accord ing to how wet
the wind screen is.
6 Make sure th ekey is in po sition 1in the
ig ni tio nlock.
6 Toswitcho n:turn the com bina tion
sw itch to po sition U orV .
Th ewinds cree nwipers sweep onc e.
Su bsequent wipe inter vals depend on
how wet the winds cree nis. Win
dscreen wipers
P5 4.25-5013- 31 Wipin
gthe wind screen witho ut
wash erfluid Wipin
gthe wind scre en us ingwash er
fluid Int
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Side wind ows i
Youc an al soopen orclos ethe side win-
dow s:
! from theoutside using the "Sum mer opening
feature" ( =
page 351) or the "Convenience
cl osin gfe atu re"( = page 352)
! from the inside usin gth e" Co nven ience
opening feature" or the" Co nven ienc eclos-
ing feature" on the au tomatic air cond ition-
ing air re circula tion but ton( =
pag e340)
Yo uc an disable control of the rear side windows
from the drive r’ss eat ( =
page 45).
i WhenPRE-SAFE ®
ha sbe en activa ted, the
front side windows close autom atically butre-
ma inslig htly open.
Th e ro cker sw itches fo ral lsi de windows
ar elo ca tedon thedr iver ’s do or.There are
al so rocker switch es fo rth ere sp ect ive
windows on th efront-p assengerdoor and
in the rear on the le ftan dr ight -han dsides. Side
wind ows G
Risk of inj ury Stay
away from theside window during the
op ening pro cedure, otherwise youc ouldbe
ca ug ht or trap ped bet ween the side window
an dth e door fram eby the dow nwards move-
me ntofthe wi ndow.If danger threatens,re-
lease thero ck er sw itch orpres sthe roc ker
switch a secon dtime toclos eth eside win-
do wag ain. G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
as you close aside window .Ifdange r threat-
en s,relea sethe rock er sw itch orpres sthe
lower secti onofthe rock erswitch toopen
th esid e wi ndow again. G
Risk of inju ry Ne
ver leav echildren unsupe rvised in thev e-
hi cle. Alway sta ke the KEYLES SGO key with
yo uwhen leaving thevehic le,ev en ifyo uare
only leaving it for a short time.
Do not leave children un supervi sedin the
ve hicle, even ifthey are secu redi n a child
re stra int system .The childr en could:
! injure them selv eson parts of the vehicle
! beinjur ed sev erel yor even fatally by
pr olonged exposur eto inte ns eheat
! press thece ntralloc king button and
thereb yrelea sethech ild-pr ooflocks
an dop en the door
If th ec hildre nopenthe do or,they could:
! injure other peop le
! get out ofthe vehi cle an dt here byinju re
th emsel ves or be injur ed byapa ssing
vehi cle
Ac tiva te ove rridefeature forrear com part-
ment controls ( =
page 45) when childr en
ar etravelling in the ve hicle. The childr en can
otherwise open window swh ile the vehicleis
in mo tion andt here byinju re them selves and
others. 216_R
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Con
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Side windows
1 Front left
2 Front right
3 Rea rleft
4 Rea r right
6 Makesure theke yisin po sition 1in the
ig ni tion lock.
i The windows can still be operated wit hthe
ke yin position 0or with the keyremove dfrom
th ei gnition loc kuntil thedriver’s door or front
pa ssenger door is ope ned, bu tfor a maxim um of
fi ve minu tes.
6 Toopen orclos e:press andho ldroc k-
er sw itch 1,2 ,3 or4 upordown
un til the correspondi ngwindow has
re ac he d the desired position. 6
To open auto matica lly: press th e low-
er section of rocker switch 1,2 ,3
or 4 bey ond the pressure poi ntand
the nrelea se it.
6 Toclos ethe fron tside wind ows au-
tom atical ly:press the upper se ction
of rocke rswi tch1 or2 bey ond the
pr essu repointan dth en release it. 6
Tostop: pressrock er sw itch 1,2 ,
3 or4 brief ly.
Th ewindow stops imme diat ely. P5
4.25- 5014-31 G
Risk ofinju ry If
the windo wisobs truc ted dur ing closing,
the clos ing proced ure is aborted. The wi n-
do wrema insin this positi on aslong asyou
ho lddown the ro cker sw itch . If you release
the roc kers witc h, th ewi nd ow open sagain
slightly.
If th ewi nd ow cannot then be clo sed, you
ca npr es st he rocker switch again. Thewin-
do wwill now beclose dwith out the ant i-en-
trap mentfunction. Makesure that no body
ca nbecome trap ped. G
Risk of inj ury If
the wind ow is obstructe dduringa utom at-
ic closin g,the clo sing proced ureis ab orted
an dthe window reop ens sli ghtly. Ifth ewin-
dow cannot then be close d,youc an press
th erocker switch again. The window will
no wbe close dwith outth ea nti-en trap ment
fu nc tion .Y ou mu st pr essan dho ldthero ck-
er sw itch untilth ec orresponding window
ha sre ache dth e desi red posi tion. Make sure
th at nobody can become trap ped. 216_R
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Con
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Dr iving and parking
Th e KEY LESS GO button is located on the
da shbo ard betwe entheste ering co lumn
an d the centre console.
1 KEY LESS GO button
6 Depres sthe brake pe dal.
6 PressKEY LESS GO button 1once.
Th e eng ine st ar ts autom atically.
6 Pres sa nd hold KE YLES SGO button 1
un tilt he engine isrunning.
! Reverse gear may only be selec tedw hen
th ev ehic leis stationary, othe rwise theautomat-
ic transmis sion will be damaged. Donot dri veat
hi gh engine speeds until the eng ineh aswarmed
up. This will pro tect theengine. !
AMGve hicles :a tlow engine temperatures
(below 20° C),th e maximum engine speed is lim-
ited toprotec tth ee ngine .Avoid operating the
engine at full-t hrottle when cold, in order topro-
tect th e engine and avoid inconveniences.
i Thevehiclewi ll loc kitsel fce ntrally onc eyo u
ha ve pulled away. The loc king knobs in thedoors
drop down. You can open thedoors from the in-
side at any time.
Yo u can alsosw itch offth eau tomati cdoo r lock
(= page 208).
6 Depress the brake pedaland holdit
do wn.
6 Push th ese lect or lever down Dor up R
be yon dthe pressure point.
i Wait forthe shift pro cess tocomplet ebe-
fore pulling away.
6 Release the brake pe dal.
6 Depress the ac celera tor pedal.
Th e electri cpa rking brake isreleased
au tom atically (
=pag e258).
Th e red ! indi ca torlamp in the in-
st rum entcl uster goe sout.
i Aftera coldstart ,th eau tomati ctran sm is-
sio nwi llsh iftat a high er eng inespeed. This helps
th ec ataly tic conv erterto reac hits opera ting
temp eraturemo requickly. 1
Toindicate arig ht turn
2 Toindicate aleft turn
6 Push the combin ation sw itch inthedi-
re ction of arrow 1or2 .
Th eco mb inat ion sw itch retur nsto its
origin alpos itio n au tom atical ly after
la rg e st eering mov ements.
i Briefly press theco mb inatio nswit chinthe
appropriate dire ction tosignal a minor change in
direc tion. The corresponding turn signal flas hes
th re etime s. Pu
llin gawayP8
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nsigna ls
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